Nanodes-porpax

This species is ,with regard to the morphology of its body ,the ultimate Nanodes orchid. Its crawling or ascending stems are foliaged with two raws of leaves. The plant is smaller than the previous species ,which makes it a very lovable miniature . its leaves are barely 0.8 in/2 cm long. The willingly branching soft stems produce numerous aeriel roots and bear on their ends single , 1-in /2.5 -cm- long flowers with a showy ,reversed heart-shaped lip colored in brown-and -red . N. porpax is no cultivation stumper -it will settle for semi-shade and fairly frequent misting . It blooms in late summer and in the fall. It grows dispersedly over a vast area including Mexico ,Panama,Venezuela and Peru .